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You should be doing this anyway.

Rofl. Nerds being nerds I suppose. And to think I thought I was nerdy, I see I pale in comparison to some of you guys.

I will agree that there are people who take their video games way too seriously and actually are 'fans' of others who play video games. I just find it simultaneously sad and hilarious.

Would you please explain for the crowd trying to get someone to rub mayo all over themselves (and send pictures) achieves that? Because, really, I don't see it, and the empty platitudes don't really help.

Openly and shamelessly admitting you're building a collection of IRL pictures from your "clients" with absolutely no awareness of how creepy that is.

Thanks for making my point, I couldn't have done It better myself.

Which one was worse - Erotica collecting these pictures or people depraved enough to submit themselves to them?

There was never any mystery. Erotica is the alt of a (probably soon to be ex if he's not already) Wildly Inappropriate corp member. He came on our forums and essentially doused himself with gasoline and lit himself up. Kept mumbling about the CSM and how he saw nothing wrong with being an incredible creeper. He's presumably, and I only say presumably because his posting is absolutely terrible and almost incoherent, been brought back down to Earth, and possibly even realized that asking people to slather themselves with mayo and send you pics just might not be an ok thing to do.

My vote goes to Erotica for (allegedly) sending some of the pictures further.

I am not standing down, and I will not let the status quo stand. Together, we can change things and make Eve better for everyone.

I remove my name from consideration for CSM. That is all.

Which one was worse - Erotica collecting these pictures or people depraved enough to submit themselves to them?

Erotica gone... possibly for good...

Time for fireworks, spirits, and exotic dancers?

Is it really the fact that he was a creeper and got creepy pictures? All the NEW ORDER stuff seemed pretty counter to Goon culture, because goons don't seem to deny their scams once pulled off, or deny any of their negative/darker aspects, or deny that they take joy in trolling and griefing people. Erotica1 was all about pumping up individual fame, cultivating followers that would proclaim him a paragon of virtue and altruism, claiming to "just be trying to make Eve a better place" which is bullshit to anyone with half a brain, yet Erotica/James/New Order/CODE maintain the charade. I don't think Goons ever claimed to want to make Eve a better place. Again, the whole pictures thing is more like a cherry-on-top of a ****-cupcake rather than the key component of why Goons didn't take to these shenanigans.

As I have never been a Goon, feel free to tell me that I'm completely off base.

But doesn't Mynnna have the whole CFC voting block behind him and is thus basically automatically in as long as he doesn't pull a Mittani?
Why would Mynnna need our votes?

Tell me more...

Does it involve the worship of veldspar or the great man himself?

Erotica gone... possibly for good...

Time for fireworks, spirits, and exotic dancers slathered in mayonnaise?

Because he's a swell guy, but mostly so you can be my surrogate voter as I continue my tradition of forgetting to vote. I'll send you a thank you card.

So is it confirmed that Erotica1 was James 315 all along or not?

So is it confirmed that Erotica1 was James 315 all along or not?

Honestly this seems fairly unlikely. This post is entirely supposition by me, but my initial impression is that James seems to prefer staying away from the official forums because it is difficult to control the direction of dialog here. Speaking though a blog allows him to ignore posts disagreeing with him and control the direction of conversation. Erotica 1 did not have that same understanding of the press. This was made abundantly clear between driving the "bonus room" participants to post on the forums, and the "town hall" notes.

Their writing styles are similar, it seems as though James makes himself sound full of himself for comedic effect. Erotica tries not to, but instead seems like even more of an attention grabber by requiring people to post about him.

Overall, James seems to be better at controlling what is said about him and acting through proxies, while Erotica prefers just making headlines.

I do find the idea of redistributing pictures of the scammed players to be disgusting, but I will miss some of the silliness that came out of Erotica's time terrorizing Jita. Do we have any confirmation if the character is just being disposed of or if there was ccp intervention?

No.

Their writing styles are way too similar.

I think erotica has many jelly haters

Thats what i think

This wasn't obvious?

They, uh. Both write in English.

There's no way Erotica 1 is James 315.

E1's posts aren't nearly long enough, nor so well written.

Respectfully disagree. Their writing styles are way too similar. As are a handful of other characters on that site.

As for visibility, James knows that to reach the greatest number of people he needs to be here. But here his actions are as ridiculed as they are praised so he limits his interaction to reporting on how many people are dumb enough to jump on his "IPO." On his little blog he has 95% sycophants and 5% haters. It is much easier for him to sit back on blogger and play the supreme being or whatever the f he calls himself and leave this board for Erotica and the parrots.

Yes, this is my own supposition but there are just too many similarities from two 'characters' who both come off as being complete alpha males (or she-male in the case of Erotica) for them to be as joined at the hip in so many areas as those two.

Brief James 315 forums posting history:
His Manifesto thing. He posted a lot of James 315 every day.
Then his blog thing, and he quieted down somewhat. At the same time, a char with a very similar writing style [I've forgotten the first name] Ronuken started posting a dozen times a day with the "praise James" thing. _____ Ronuken was allegedly a senior disciple in the New Order thing. Jim was accused of having many other alts chiming in propping him up as well.
Jim 315's blog presence picked up steam. _____ Ronuken quietly faded away.
Erotica1 appeared, claiming to be the greatest isk-doubler of all. Posted multiple times per day.

Note: Just the way it has looked to me going along. I haven't researched the chars, their histories, blah blah blah. And not going to either.

considering how much support and endorsement Erotica 1 received from the New Order - maybe they can get dragged down too.